olivertapia CNN en Español) — Francisco “Paco” Gento, presidente de honor y exjugador del Real Madrid, falleció este martes a los 88 años. “El Real Madrid quiere expresar sus condolencias y su cariño y afecto a su esposa Mari Luz, a sus hijos Francisco y Julio, a sus nietas Aitana y Candela y a todos
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GENEVA (AP) — Four people have gone on trial in the Swiss capital over a protest four years ago where some demonstrators hoisted a banner showing a gun pointed at an image of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan next to the words, “Kill Erdogan.” Bern regional prosecutors opened a probe for alleged “public provocation of
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By Wayne Chang and Teele Rebane, CNN Business Hong Kong police have arrested and charged two former Cathay Pacific staffers for violating the city’s quarantine rules, underscoring the challenges the city’s flagship airline and its staff face under some of the world’s most restrictive anti-pandemic policies. The government on Monday confirmed the arrests of two
Continue Reading ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Pakistani Taliban have claimed responsibility for multiple overnight gun attacks on police in the capital of Islamabad and elsewhere in the country’s northwest. Three officers and three assailants were killed. Monday night’s attack in Islamabad raised fears that insurgents have a presence in one of the country’s safest cities. On Tuesday,
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By Matias Grez, CNN Ksenia Efremova hadn’t even turned three years old and her mother already had the feeling her daughter was destined to become a star. One afternoon when her older brother was practicing on the tennis court, Efremova picked up one of his rackets — as she would often do — and began
Continue Reading Ksenia Efremova is a rising star in tennis – and she’s just 12 years old. Training with famed coach Patrick Mouratoglou, is Efremova the future of the women’s game?
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By Hadas Gold, Andrew Carey and Amir Tal, CNN For years, former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called his ongoing corruption trial a “witch hunt” and an “attempted coup.” Although his denunciations of the case echoed words often heard from his once-close ally Donald Trump, Netanyahu is now deviating from the former US president’s
Continue Reading By ABDULLAH AL-SHIHRI and AYA BATRAWY Associated Press RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — A delegation led by South Korea’s president visiting Saudi Arabia has inked a preliminary deal to explore a project to develop a potentially cleaner form of energy. This comes even as Saudi Arabia remains South Korea’s top supplier of crude oil. Still,
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN NFL veteran quarterback Matthew Stafford got his first career playoff victory on Monday night as the Los Angeles Rams comfortably beat the Arizona Cardinals 34-11. Stafford, who is in his first season with the Rams after spending his first 12 with the Detroit Lions, threw for 202 yards and two touchdowns
Continue Reading By DAVID KEYTON and KARL RITTER Associated Press SKIEN, Norway (AP) — Anders Behring Breivik, the Norwegian far-right fanatic who killed 77 people in bomb-and-gun massacres in 2011, has told a parole hearing that he has renounced violence. The remarks came as he professed white supremacist views and flashed Nazi salutes. The 42-year-old Breivik is
Continue Reading By Laura He, CNN Business China is urging central banks in the West not to hike interest rates too fast to fight inflation as it goes in the other direction to battle a sharp economic slowdown. Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday called on major world economies to spur growth by coordinating their policies as
Continue Reading By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s leader has promised human rights reforms and justice for people missing from the country’s civil war, after years of resisting calls for such measures. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was speaking before a new session of Parliament as the government looks for international support in
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — Una gruesa capa de ceniza que cubre comunidades enteras se puede ver en las primeras imágenes de la devastada Tonga que emergen después de lo que los expertos creen que es la erupción volcánica más grande del mundo en más de 30 años. Así se expandió la onda de choque del volcán
Continue Reading By Amy Simonson, CNN The death of an LGBTQ advocate and brother of a former Miami mayor is being investigated as a homicide, authorities said, after his body was discovered in a Florida landfill. Jorge Diaz-Johnston, a plaintiff in a historic same-sex marriage lawsuit against Miami-Dade County in 2014, was found dead at a Jackson
Continue Reading By Josh Campbell, Amir Vera, Dan Przygoda, Jason Hanna, Nick Paton Walsh and Kelly McCleary, CNN About 10 days before taking four hostages at the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in north Texas, Malik Faisal Akram had a heated exchange with officials at the Islamic Center of Irving and was eventually escorted from the property, according
Continue Reading CNN’s Wolf Blitzer speaks with Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker, who recounts the moment he and three others escaped after a gunman held them hostage for 11 hours at Congregation Beth Israel, a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas.
Continue Reading By John Sinnott, CNN The organizer of the Australian Open says the organization deeply regrets the impact that the Novak Djokovic saga has had on players competing in the first grand slam of the tennis season. Djokovic arrived back in Serbia’s capital Belgrade on Monday after his deportation from Australia ended the world No. 1
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By Travis Caldwell and Holly Yan, CNN It’s still too early to predict whether Omicron’s rapid spread will help push coronavirus from the pandemic phase to a more manageable endemic phase — but “I would hope that that’s the case,” Dr. Anthony Fauci said Monday. A disease that is endemic has a constant presence in
Continue Reading By Travis Caldwell and Holly Yan, CNN It’s still too early to predict whether Omicron’s rapid spread will help push coronavirus from the pandemic phase to a more manageable endemic phase — but “I would hope that that’s the case,” Dr. Anthony Fauci said Monday. A disease that is endemic has a constant presence in
Continue Reading DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates’ government health app says that Abu Dhabi is requiring people entering the capital city to show proof of booster shots. The app said in a post earlier this week that visitors are no longer be considered fully vaccinated unless they have received a booster at
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Leah Dolan, CNN It seemed another round of virtual catwalks was in store for the fashion industry this season, until France eased its coronavirus restrictions just days before the start of the Paris Fashion Week menswear shows on Tuesday. Now, 17 designers — including Loewe, Rick Owens and Dior Homme — are billed to stage
Continue Reading By Rhea Mogul, Eric Cheung, Akanksha Sharma and Teele Rebane CNN A thick layer of ash covering entire island communities can be seen in the first images of disaster-hit Tonga to emerge following what experts believe to be the world’s biggest volcanic eruption in more than 30 years. Aerial photos released by the New Zealand
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares have fallen in cautious trading after stocks on Wall Street sank to a new low for the year. Tokyo, Shanghai, Seoul and Sydney were lower while Hong Kong edged higher. Technology shares led the decline Tuesday on Wall Street. Increasing coronavirus infections in Asia,
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By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares have fallen in cautious trading after stocks on Wall Street sank to a new low for the year. Tokyo, Shanghai, Seoul and Sydney were lower while Hong Kong edged higher. Technology shares led the decline Tuesday on Wall Street. Increasing coronavirus infections in Asia,
Continue Reading By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Starbucks is joining forces with Chinese tech giant Meituan to expand delivery options in its second biggest market. The coffee chain announced Tuesday that it has teamed up with the popular food delivery app to roll out new offerings for customers in China. Now, consumers in mainland China will be
Continue Reading Marysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) – La calle es escuela y maestra para muchos y eso no excluye a artistas como Nathy Peluso. La cantante argentina, que se crió en España –país en el que actualmente reside–, solía escribir poemas en las calles de Madrid, algo que posteriormente la llevó a incursionar en el rap
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By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Kyler Murray’s first NFL playoff start quickly turned into a nightmare. The dynamic quarterback and his Arizona Cardinals teammates had about the worst start imaginable in Monday night’s 34-11 loss to the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC wild-card round. By the time the Cardinals
Continue Reading By JULIUS ERVING For The Associated Press Hall of Famer Julius Erving says the commercial success he and other NBA players enjoyed in the 1980s didn’t just happen. The NBA champion known as Dr. J says players like Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Michael Jordan gave credit to him and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. But they all stood
Continue Reading By JULIUS ERVING For The Associated Press Hall of Famer Julius Erving says the commercial success he and other NBA players enjoyed in the 1980s didn’t just happen. The NBA champion known as Dr. J says players like Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Michael Jordan gave credit to him and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. But they all stood
Continue Reading Chinese basketball legend Yao Ming has for the first time addressed his encounter last month with tennis star Peng Shuai. CNN’s Steven Jiang reports.
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